What is IRIS?

The Indigenous and Remote Eye Health Service - IRIS - was a joint initiative of the Australian Society of Ophthalmologists and the Australian Government.

IRIS was funded by the Federal Department of Health from 2010 to September 2014 to deliver a national approach to the delivery of eye health services in Australia's rural and remote communities.

IRIS brought substantially improved eye health services to rural and remote parts of Australia through a co-ordinated and whole-of-care approach to service development and delivery.

The IRIS Taskforce, which was made up of representatives from ophthalmology, optometry, eye health co-ordination and the Australian Government worked to improve the national co-ordination of funding and general service delivery of eye health services in rural, remote and Indigenous communities across Australia.

The End of IRIS

A truly national program, IRIS delivered services in all Australian States and Territories (except the ACT).

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Funding for this project is provided to the Australian Society of Ophthalmologists by the Australian Government under the Medical Specialist Outreach Assistance Program – Eye Health Teams for Rural Australia measure